House of Usher

House of Usher is an American International Pictures horror film starring Vincent Price, Myrna Fahey, and Mark Damon: the story is about a New England family cursed with madness, criminal conduct, and debauchery. The film was directed by Roger Corman and its screenplay written by Richard Matheson from the short story "The Fall of the House of Usher" by American author Edgar Allan Poe. The film was the first of eight Corman/Poe feature films. In 2005, the film was listed with the United States National Film Registry as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The...
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Release date:	June 22, 1960
Directed by:	Roger Corman
Runtime:	79 Minutes
Producer:	James H. Nicholson, Samuel Z. Arkoff
Music by:	Les Baxter
Cinematography:	Floyd Crosby
Screenplay by:	Richard Matheson
Adapted from:	The Fall of the House of Usher

Cast of House of Usher

Vincent Price

Roderick Usher

Born:May 27, 1911

Died:Oct. 25, 1993

Mark Damon

Born:April 22, 1933

Age:79

Harry Ellerbe

Born:Jan. 15, 1901

Died:Dec. 2, 1992

Myrna Fahey

Eleanor LeFaber

Ruth Oklander

Film director of House of Usher

Roger Corman

Born: April 5, 1926

Age: 86

Education: Stanford University

Roger William Corman is an American film producer, director and actor. He has mostly worked on low-budget B movies. Some of Corman's work has an established critical reputation, such as his cycle of films adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, and in 2009 he won an Honorary Academy Award for...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
Who wrote the script for the movie House of Usher?
A:
Richard Matheson performed the film's screenwriting.
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Who were the stars of the movie "House of Usher"?
A:
Vincent Price, Mark Damon and Myrna Fahey played leading roles in the movie.
Q:
Who distributed the movie, "House of Usher"?
A:
American International Pictures distributed the film.
Q:
Who was the writer of the music for the film House of Usher?
A:
Les Baxter composed the musical score for the movie's soundtrack.
Q:
When was the premier of the motion picture "House of Usher"?
A:
The movie premiered in June, 1960.
Q:
How many minutes is the runtime of the motion picture "House of Usher"?
A:
The runtime for the movie is 79 minutes.
Q:
Who produced the film, "House of Usher"?
A:
James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff produced the movie.
Q:
Who was the director of the film "House of Usher"?
A:
Roger Corman was the director of the movie.
Q:
What was the slogan from the film, House of Usher?
A:
The film's tagline was, "The House of Usher is no more - and the place whereon it stood is as if - it had never been."

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